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Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, London, United KingdomMaggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA

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First edition, one of 500 copies. 2vols. 150 paper samples tipped in. 347 by 250mm. Fukuro-toji binding, original brown paper wrappers with printed title slips, indigo paper covered chitsu folding case with printed title to upper, a fine copy. Kochi, Kochi-ken Tesuki Washi Kyodo Kumiai,  An in-depth look at paper-making in Tosa (Kochi prefecture, on the Shikoku Island), with essays and captions in English and Japanese.   Tosa washi paper has a long history dating back over 1000 years. Indeed, surviving documents from the Heian period note that special paper from Tosa was used to wrap gifts among the aristocracy. During the Edo period, the daimyo from the Tosa region would gift local paper to the Tokugawa shogunate on their visits to the capital for the sankin-kotai ('alternate attendance'). Paper-making continues in the region today and the present book is a beautifully produced sample book of the Tosa papers.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Tosa Washi
Author
[KOCHI PREFECTURE HANDMADE WASHI ASSOCIATION].
Publication year
1990
Binding
Soft cover
Edition
1st Edition

Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA

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Established in 1853, Maggs Brothers is one of the world's oldest antiquarian booksellers still operating today. We sell books worldwide through the internet as well as from our regularly published catalogues, and we are delighted to welcome customers to our two premises in Bloomsbury and Mayfair.

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Travel Books, illustrated books, Illuminated manuscripts and miniatures, Bookbindings, Continental books including incunabula, Fine printing, Autographs and Manuscripts, English-language literature of all periods, books of the Far East including Japanese photobooks

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Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA

Maggs Bros. Ltd., 48 Bedford Square
London, United Kingdom WC1B 3DR